At 800 watts for 1/2 gph, it's not very energy efficient.
You could do better than that with a 125 amp alternator and
your main engine just a click above idle. The quiet part is
really nice though.

Jeff wrote:
Yes, I checked it out at Newport last week. Very slick. But the Bang for
the Buck is a bit lacking - its $12K and doesn't put out enough to run a
coffeemaker. On the other hand, its a neat trickle charger, and would be a
good match for a lightweight boat that uses outboards instead of diesels
(like a catamaran).


Bart wrote:
A 5 cup DC 12 V coffee maker requires 240 watts of power.
This could easily run that.

The concept behind it is you run it longer than a Genset
and it is quite enough that it is not annoying.

Look at it like its a battery charger and a heater.
From the perspective it works better than a genset.
And you don't need as big a battery bank.


Viewed as an alternative to a bigger battery bank & bigger
charger to keep that bank up, it's a sensible concept. But
it's still *very* expensive; you could buy a small diesel
genset and built a soundproof enclosure yourself. If these
guys are actually making money, we should go into that business!

DSK